Table 1. Characteristics of Appalachian and U.S. Agriculture, 1964 & 1997
State (ARC Area) |
Land in Farms 1000 acres |
Number of Farms |
Percent of Land Area in Farms |
Average Farm |
Average Value | |||||
1964 |
1997 |
1964 |
1997 |
1964 |
1997 |
1964 |
1997 |
1964 |
1997 | |
Alabama |
7,029 |
4,380 |
54,400 |
27,365 |
42.1 |
27.8 |
129 |
160 |
144 |
1,692 |
Georgia |
2,793 |
1,504 |
25,167 |
12,743 |
38.1 |
21.7 |
111 |
118 |
158 |
2,795 |
Kentucky |
5,194 |
3,864 |
51,987 |
28,689 |
46.5 |
35.6 |
100 |
135 |
146 |
1,141 |
Maryland |
430 |
275 |
2,543 |
1,656 |
43.4 |
27.8 |
169 |
167 |
164 |
1,499 |
Mississippi |
4,451 |
2,428 |
31,993 |
8,808 |
61.0 |
36.8 |
139 |
276 |
103 |
883 |
New York |
4,062 |
2,055 |
20,292 |
9,464 |
54.2 |
27.2 |
200 |
217 |
112 |
953 |
North Carolina |
2,868 |
1,490 |
38,175 |
14,866 |
36.6 |
19.6 |
75 |
100 |
220 |
2,457 |
Ohio |
5,108 |
3,691 |
36,550 |
21,989 |
56.3 |
42.0 |
140 |
168 |
139 |
1,441 |
Pennsylvania |
7,875 |
5,015 |
55,057 |
29,009 |
33.6 |
21.4 |
143 |
173 |
150 |
1,672 |
South Carolina |
925 |
458 |
9,725 |
4,083 |
36.5 |
18.3 |
106 |
112 |
214 |
2,362 |
Tennessee |
5,982 |
4,118 |
65,298 |
40,069 |
48.3 |
33.4 |
92 |
103 |
187 |
2,127 |
Virginia |
2,954 |
2,176 |
24,484 |
13,537 |
44.4 |
36.2 |
121 |
161 |
139 |
1,428 |
West Virginia |
5,279 |
3,456 |
34,504 |
17,272 |
34.2 |
22.4 |
153 |
194 |
91 |
1,090 |
Appalachia |
54,951 |
34,916 |
449,176 |
230,050 |
42.8 |
28.0 |
122 |
152 |
144 |
1,564 |
United States |
1,110,187 |
931,795 |
3,157,857 |
1,911,859 |
49.0 |
41.1 |
352 |
487 |
144 |
993 |
Sources: Census of Agriculture, 1965 & 1998
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